In lesson 21 we are going to learn about predicate adjective sentences.
21.01 Example sentences with temporary states
我很忙。
I'm very busy.
李雪很饿。
Li Xue is very hungry.
孩子们很困。
The children are very sleepy.
他很兴奋。
He is very excited.
我同屋很累。
My roommate is very tired.
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21.02 Adjectives describing appearance
高
Tall
矮
Short
瘦
Thin
胖
Fat
漂亮
Pretty
帅
Handsome
强壮
zhuàng Strong
丑
Ugly
大
Big
小
Small
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21.03 Physical characteristics - Example sentences
你学校很大。
Your school is very big.
她哥哥很高。
Her older brother is very tall.
他妈妈很矮。
His mother is very short.
你弟弟很瘦。
Your little brother is very thin.
我妹妹很漂亮。
My little sister is very pretty.
她男朋友很帅。
Her boyfriend is very handsome.
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21.04 Family description
我妈妈很矮，很瘦。我爸爸很胖，很强壮。我也有一个姐姐。她很漂亮。
zhuàng . Wǒ yě yǒu yígè mèimei. Tā hěn piàoliɑng.
21.05 Negation of predicate adjectives
他不帅。
He isn't handsome.
李雪不高。
Li Xue is not tall.
她不瘦。
She isn't thin.
王军不胖。
Wang Jun is not fat.
张老师不矮。
Teacher Zhang is not short.
Notes:
Predicate adjectives are always negated with 不
bú , which always precedes the predicate adjective. You can not use 没
méi to negate a predicate adjective.
21.06 Hair description vocabulary
头发
Hair
长
Long
短
Short
卷
Curly
直
Straight
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21.07 His hair is very short. - Example sentences
他的头发很短。
His hair is very short.
他女友的头发很长。
His girlfriend's hair is very long.
萨拉的头发很卷。
Sarah's hair is very curly.
李雪的头发很直。
Li Xue's hair is very straight.
A Transcribe the characters below into pinyin
1.)
漂亮
_____________________
2.)
瘦
____________________
3.)
胖 _____________________
4.)
头发
____________________
5.)
强壮 __________________
6.) 帅 ___________________
B Match the words with the translation
1.)
Cháng
Curly
2.)
Ǎi
Long
3.) Juǎn
Only son
4.)
Chǒu
Short
5 .)
Zhí
Ugly
6.)
Dúshēngzǐ
Straight
C Transcribe the following sentences into pinyin
1.) 他妹妹很漂亮。
_______________________________________________________.
2.) 我女友的头发很长。
_______________________________________________________.
3.)
你哥哥很瘦。
_______________________________________________________.
4.)
孩子们很困。
_______________________________________________________.
D Circle the character that matches the pinyin
dú :
姓 瘦 独 北
q iáng :
青 强 人
师
tóu :
国 头 瘦
直
shòu :
瘦 头 叫
京
jiě :
姐 独 北 英
dì :
名 商 头
弟
E Circle the two characters that are not the same
胖 强 矮 师
韩 商 丑 美
商 韩 师 美
胖 强 矮 高
F Translate the following pinyin into English
1.)
Lǐ Xuě hěn shòu.
_______________________________________________________.
2.) Zhāng lǎoshī bù ǎi.
_______________________________________________________.
3.) Wǒ bàbɑ hěn pàng, hěn qiángzhuàng .
_______________________________________________________.
4.) Nǐ dìdi de tóufa hěn cháng.
_______________________________________________________.
G Make words by matching the two characters， then match
them to the correct pinyin
介
发
piàoliɑng
职
亮
qiángzhuàng
强
员
tóufa
漂
绍
zhíyuán
头
壮
jièshào
H Circle the pinyin for the character
短 :
fāng xiōng jiàn
duǎn
漂 :
jiě piào míng běi
帅
:
xiān fāng shuài
piào
丑
:
yǒu chǒu shuài
fāng
直
:
zhí
diǎn shén
chǒu
壮 :
zhí duǎn fāng
zhuàng
I Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate choice
点
头发
有
卷
父母
1.) 她男朋友的 __________ 很短。
2.) 他女友的头发很 __________ 。
3.)
我有 __________ 渴。
4.) 他 __________ 是工人 。
5.) 你 __________ 男朋友吗？
